Limit Registrations

[php4ever]

Ok, I'm back after a few months working on big projects and I'm looking forward to finally getting my updated version of iLance.

A few questions before I head out for the weekend.

1) Is there a way to limit the IP locations of registrants?
2) Is there a way to require valid email accounts instead of free accounts such as gmail and hotmail for registering?
3) Is there a way to restrict access to the iLance from certain IP ranges?
4) Is there a way to better template the iLance solution?


Thanks

Jared

[Peter]

Ok, I'm back after a few months working on big projects and I'm looking forward to finally getting my updated version of iLance.

A few questions before I head out for the weekend.

1) Is there a way to limit the IP locations of registrants?
2) Is there a way to require valid email accounts instead of free accounts such as gmail and hotmail for registering?
3) Is there a way to restrict access to the iLance from certain IP ranges?
4) Is there a way to better template the iLance solution?


Thanks

JaredHey Jared,

Welcome back! :)

1) No, but it would not be terribly difficult to implement IP2Geo in a future version. If I'm not mistaken, the database is free (or there is a downloadable free one somewhere).

2) Yes, you may define email block patterns within the registration area of the Admin CP.

3) IP Ranges? No. IP addresses, yes. A simple feature request in the bug tracker could be submitted to upgrade this feature in a upcoming version to support range patterns. No problemo :)

4) We've made a fairly easy to use template system. The base of your template SHELL would be the "skin" template, and the base of your templates SHELL with the left nav menu available would be the "skincp" template. You would start here, then move your way down to the "headerbit", "topheader (nav)" and "footerbit".

These are the main templates that control the layout and overall look of your site. The guts to the main template content data shown from page to page would be the templates existing within the appropriate templates folder, residing the the server path (to reduce load on the db). These templates would contain the forms, loops, if conditions and other elements such as javascript, etc.

[delta]

4) We've made a fairly easy to use template system. The base of your template SHELL would be the "skin" template, and the base of your templates SHELL with the left nav menu available would be the "skincp" template. You would start here, then move your way down to the "headerbit", "topheader (nav)" and "footerbit".

These are the main templates that control the layout and overall look of your site. The guts to the main template content data shown from page to page would be the templates existing within the appropriate templates folder, residing the the server path (to reduce load on the db). These templates would contain the forms, loops, if conditions and other elements such as javascript, etc.

Pardon my layman's language but will this be just a matter of moving what we have around (to different folders etc) or will this call for discarding the customizations done so far.

Would be possible for you to give an example of what could be the most difficult case of transfering an aspect of the present design to fit into the up-comming version?

Will the new template system keep the same AdminCP -> Languages ->Templates (dynamic, static, style) structure).

Are we going to be able to upload our present Style.xml and get the design we have now? If not how will this work.

Please don't be economical with the deatils here. Explain in details so we know. Some of us are not designers and it may be we have to re-hire a designer all over. In any case it will be good to have a very good idea of what we will be dealing with.

[Peter]

Hi delta,

Nothing will change in terms of the templates in RC 2 vs 3.0.0 Final Release.. You can export your RC 2 and re-import into 3.0.0 Final.

(You may need to re-open the exported RC 2 style and change the version from "RC 2" to "3.0.0". We'll post details on that when it's ready.

-Peter

[php4ever]

Good stuff Peter, and thanks.


Jared

[delta]

Hi delta,

Nothing will change in terms of the templates in RC 2 vs 3.0.0 Final Release.. You can export your RC 2 and re-import into 3.0.0 Final.

(You may need to re-open the exported RC 2 style and change the version from "RC 2" to "3.0.0". We'll post details on that when it's ready.

-Peter

Thank goodness for that! Good job.

[kafi]

sounds like I am hearing some words about java split up :-)
Good to hear that